The Elephants of Style
Advice on good writing from everybody's favorite editorial curmudgeonPersnickety, cantankerous, opinionated, entertaining, hilarious, wise...these are a few of the adjectives reviewers used to describe good-writing maven Bill Walsh's previous book, Lapsing Into a Comma. Now, picking up where he left off in Lapsing, Walsh addresses the dozen or so biggest issues that every writer or editor must master. He also offers a trunkload of good advice on the many little things that add up to good writing. Featuring all the elements that made Lapsing such a fun read, including Walsh's trademark acerbic wit and fascinating digressions on language and its discontents, The Elephants of Style provides: Tips on how to tame the "elephants of style"--the most important, frequently confused elements of good writing More of Walsh's popular "Curmudgeon's Stylebook"--includes entries such as Snarky Specificity, Metaphors, Near and Far, Actually is the New Like, and other uses and misuses of language Expert advice for writers and editors on how to work together for best results
The Grammar Crammer
The Grammar Crammer is a concise, sensible grammar handbook that explains lucidly how to remember correct word forms and sentence structures. Useful as a reference tool for high school and beyond, it packs an entire grammar encyclopedia into just over a hundred pages.
The New Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eag
In The New Well-Tempered Sentence: A Punctuation Handbook for the Innocent, the Eager, and the Doomed, Karen Elizabeth Gordon "manages to make the period, question mark, exclamation point, comma, and semicolon sound friendly instead of forbidding" (New York Times).This essential guide to grammar rescues punctuation from the perils of boredom, with wholly original explanations of the rules, whimsical graphics, and utterly unforgettable characters. Gordon teaches you clearly and simply where to place a comma and how to use an apostrophe. Gradually, as you master the elusive slashes, dots, and dashes that give expression to our most perplexing thoughts, you will find yourself in the grip of a bizarre and bemusing comedy of manners. Witty, saucy, and utterly unforgettable, The New Well-Tempered Sentence is a must-have for anyone who has ever despaired of opening a punctuation handbook but whose sentences despair without one.
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Grammar
Written and spoken for about 4,000 years, Egyptian is no longer a living language (Arabic is the major language of modern Egypt); however, ancient Egyptian is still studied by Egyptologists, historians, archaeologists, and students interested in the age-old civilization along the Nile.Typically, students of ancient Egyptian begin with Middle, or Classical, Egyptian, which was written in hieroglyphic script. Middle Egyptian is especially important because it is the language in which many important literary works were written. Moreover, when it was no longer spoken, Middle Egyptian continued to be taught in temples and schools as a vehicle of literary and liturgical expression.This compact handbook, by a noted German Egyptologist, was specially designed for beginning students who wish to acquire enough basic knowledge to enable them to read the easier hieroglyphic texts. Toward that end, the author begins with a general discussion of Middle Egyptian and its script, followed by concise, accessible lessons in phonology, formation and usage of nouns and other parts of speech, and syntax. With careful study, the student should be able, even after the first lesson, to translate simple sentences independently. A list of hieroglyphs, a vocabulary section, and reading exercises complete this handy manual that offers students quick and easy access to the language and culture of ancient Egypt.
The Bride of Anguished English
Fans of Richard Lederer's Anguished English series will cherish this newest installment of the author's latest chronicle of the gifts and gaffes of our oddball language. From headlines to menus, student papers to politicians' speeches, every embarrassing example is true-and wonderfully funny.
Grammar Grabbers
This practical resource gives language arts and English teachers a unique collection of over 200 creative, fun-filled, and ready-to-use activities that make teaching and learning grammar more enjoyable for you and your students. All have been tested with students in grades 4 and up and are effective as individual group, or whole-class activities. You'll find the 203 ready-to-use activities give students the tools they need to use grammar more effectively in their writing and make the writing process more enjoyable.
Lexikon Der Indogermanischen Verben
Das "LIV" versteht sich zunachst einmal als Zwischenbilanz. Es listet die verbalen Wurzeln auf, die nach bewahrtem Verfahren fur das Urindogermanische rekonstruiert werden konnen, und versucht, deren Bedeutung zu bestimmen (wo notig, unter Heranziehung nominaler Ableitungen). Es fuhrt dann zu jeder dieser Wurzeln die fur das Urindogermanische rekonstruierbaren verbalen Primarstamme auf; das traditionelle Modell von Prasens, - Aorist- und Perfektstamm ist dabei um die Kategorien Kausativ - Iterativ, Desiderativ, Intensivum, Fientiv und Essiv erweitert. Schliesslich korreliert es die Rekonstrukte mit den primaren Verben und Verbalstammen, die ihnen in den einzelnen indogermanischen Sprachen etymologisch entsprechen und auf denen naturlich die Rekonstruktion aufbaut. Ein rucklaufiger Index der urindogermanischen Verbalwurzeln - ein Novum! - fur jede verbale Primarstammbildung des Urindogermanischen, ein Index der Wurzeln, fur die diese Bildung rekonstruierbar ist, und ein Register der im Text aufgefuhrten einzelsprachlichen Verben und Formen schliessen das Material auf. Ein reicher Anmerkungsapparat informiert uber Detailprobleme, auch philologischer Art, und uber die einschlagige Sekundarliteratur. Da auf Semantik und Morphologie des Verbums konzentriert, ist das "LIV" kein etymologisches Worterbuch; die nominale Derivation ist grundsatzlich nicht einbezogen. Erstmalig ist in einem Werk dieser Breite und Materialfulle konsequent die Laryngaltheorie berucksichtigt, und zwar in der von M. Mayrhofer in der "Indogermanischen Grammatik" (Bd. I/2) vorgelegten Form. Das "LIV" kann aber auch als Basis fur weitere Forschung dienen. Die Anordnung des Stoffes ermoglicht es, Verbbedeutungen und Primarstammbildungen in den indogermanischen Sprachen historisch zu beurteilen, d.h. einerseits Bewahrung von Altem, andererseits semantische Veranderungen und morphologische Um- oder Neubildungen festzustellen; einiges dazu ist in den Anmerkungen zu den einzelnen Lemmata des Buches schon angedeutet. Der morphologische Index stellt das - jederzeit korrigierbare - Material fur Untersuchungen zu Geschichte und Vorgeschichte der verbalen Primarstammbildungen des Indogermanischen zur Verfugung, etwa zum Problem eines Aktionsartsystems im Vorurindogermanischen. Die Lemmata laden zu einer praziseren oder korrekteren Bestimmung von Wurzelbedeutungen ein oder auch zu Wortfelduntersuchungen, die Aufschluss daruber geben konnen, wie die Sprecher der altesten uns erreichbaren Phase unserer indogermanischen Sprachen bestimmte materielle, aktionale oder geistige Bereiche ihres Lebens in einem Netz konkreter Sachverhalte gesehen haben.
Nitty-Gritty Grammar
An easy-to-follow guide for all of your grammar needs. With clear text, appealing cartoons, and a focus on common grammatical errors and how to correct them, this little volume is a real gem that should find a permanent place with companies, universities, and anyone seeking a user-friendly guide to style and usage.
